The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 5, 1938, Page 4

“Daily Alaska Empire Sunday by the Published evers evening except EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY WELEN TROY BENDER e A R. L. BERNARD - - d and Business Manager Second and M: u, Alaska Botered n the Post Office In Juncau as Second Class Matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES neau and Douglas for §1.23 per month. nce, $6.00 One sear month, in Bubscriber the Business Hvery o© Teie one v notify 1 prompt! r the de- M The Associated republication of otherwise credited published hereir use for not 10N ARANTEED T T OF ANY OTHER PUBLI NEED FOR AIRF IELDS EMPHASIZED It is great news that comc via Delegate Dimond and Joe Crossor at the air ail will be operating between Juneau and Seattle at st by the first of the year. It may be started sooner. Equip- ment is now being lined up by Pacific Alaska Airways and if amphibians or flying boats.are made available, it is possible the mail will be winging north and in another three or four months. Ultimately, the officials report, land planes will be used on the route—giant four-motored built on China Clipper, lines—but that must the constructign of adequate fields. At the | 10 fields in Alaska which car That fact alone is time there a date the big sufficient hips that the Territory has a long ways to go tow developing its aviation business Some time ago it was suggested 10t should have a site for a municipal air field available when the need arose. The need is cor nuct sooner than many of us anticipated. The day is not far off when this city will want its own airport in addition to the private field now in operation. As a matter of fact if it was ready for use right now, we'd see the big stratoliners coming north much sooner than otherwise. “Airfields and roads are our crying need,” Dele- gate Dimond said. The proof of the ment i emphasized by the demand r now for adequate fields to accommodate the big land planes which eventually will be bringing the mail to Alaska. AN EXCELLENT CELEBRATION its best Fourth of t elf Juneau has concluded one of July celebrations in recent years. weather on the Juneauites, immune of who arrivi camps to join in the force for the morning pa the day, giving all events The parade was of the has seen in a long time, due in lar presence of the troops from Chilkoot Barracks and the men from the Coast Guard cutter Haida. Due to the overcast condition, the Navy planes from Sitka were unable to fly as planned, Lieut. Comdr. D. C. Allen of Patrol Squadron 19 sending over regrets early in the morning. There wele some excellent floats in line and the turnput of standing four and five deep along the line of ma gave evidence that the entire community brating in the typical old-fashioned way A big crowd jammed the new grandstand at Fire- men’s Park and overflowed onto the field to hear the address of the day by Delegate Dimond on his first public appearance in Alaska this year. It was an able talk, particularly fitting of the occasion when America was celebrating the 162nd anniversary of its inde- Despite i ot lemen morning of the gr holiday i a little rain, and the 1 to cores from adjoining towns and activities, were out in full visitors ade and stayed on through an excellent attendance. the city one t columtr > measure to the over fine h, was cele- pendence. The youngsters were out in large numbers as usual to participate in the field events and their enthusiasm the was undampened by the wet. One of best features in the field events was the muck contest. The men competing in this novelty contest demonstrated just how fast rock can be made to fly with a shovel while a packed grandstand cheered i respective favorites. Great credit should go to the Citizens’ Commit- tee which raised the funds and those who supported their efforts with financial backing to make the cele- bration possible. The American Legion to be damp is townspeople, | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1938. commended for putting on the observance in able fashion, Incidentally, there isn’'t a burned finger or an injured youngster around town today as the result of playing with firecrackers and fireworks. Juneau had a firecrackerless Fourth of July and apparently ood time without them veryone had Speeding Air Mail to Alaska (Seattle Post-In the lligencer) many PWA grants that are providing c i improvements and, quickening our eco- nomic life one deserves especial attention It is the $50,000 allotment to aid King County in constructing a $170,000 hangar at Boeing Field for HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Empire extends congratula-| | tions and best wishes today, their ing: | JULY 5 A. H. Goddard Phyllis Wanamaker Frederick Hansen Clyde A. Neftleton BRPRD AEN MODERN | ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee — planes of Pan American Airways. It will speed the inauguration of air mail and commercial service between Seattle and Juneau And Pan American’s entry in that field should n Sea establishment on the world air map | | 1 map that may see the Alaska route extended to Asie mainland or carried northward across the Pole to Europe world's st plane, But it will look like beside tb 100-ton craft with a 300-foot read, a 300-mile speed and a 5,000-mile cruising Boeing Clipper now in Lake Washington is Q. Is it good taste for a week- end guest to bring the hostess a 3ift? A. Yes; it is customary to bring some gift, not valuable, but showing some care in selection, for which plans have been submitted by the Q. How should the invitation to Company to Pan American, the wedding breakfast or reception The era of the air is just at its dawn. And the | foljowing the church ceremony be community with its eyes on the future must recog- | sent? nize that fact A. This invitation is engraved on R T 1 P T a card that ratches the.paper of The One Subject Mayor Hague Fears the church invitation and is the = — | size of the latter when it is folded (Philadelphia Record) for the envelope. Mayor Frank Hague, of Jersey City. is not a Q. When being introduced t« an boch. It is true that his lack of knowledge is awe- |elderly woman, should a young per- inspiring. But he is not a boob. son offer a hand? No boob, but only the shrewdest of political mani- pulators, could have worked things so that a scandal over ballot-box stuffing last November has become a carnival of Red hunting in June. Only a slick article could have got everybody talking about con- centration camps in Alaska when the question is: Who stole the election in Jersey City? Li get back to the subject On January 8 this newspaper said, editorially Two months ago the liver was scared .out of Frank by election fraud charges offered by Le r H lee, unsuccessful Republicgn candidate for Governor . In district after district in Jersey City evidence of wholesale fraud has been uncovered “But in those two months, by means of his dizzy Red scare, Mayor Frank Haguc ucceeded in gettir all Jersey City to talk Communists nstead of about ballots, Red-scare for a smoke-screen Today only one man, Longc fighter, sits in jail on an election fr hundreds of Hague heelers disclosure ast fall walk the streets free. The mor itement Hague can cook up about Reds,” the more proposals that Klondike Frank can make for concentration camps in Al , the further to the background will the election scandals recede. has about anti-Hague id charge. But involved in the messy That is what he wants. The Babe Comes Back (Cleveland Plain Dealer) After three of tirement, Babe Ruth re- to the gr American game in the uniform of ch for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The King of find a new field of activity in the nuch to promote. He is sure of at reception from the fans, for Ruth’s popularity has never waned Swat may { Babe's contract makes him oach for the bal- ;ance of the season. ie rumor is that he will become ;m:nmq r of the I there; r as the contract of the present mans Grimes, expires | at the end of this se Although he h: ot yet displayed the particular qualifications needged in a manager, Ruth might be found to possess the ability to successfully. His dispute with out such duties Boston Braves Ty the back in June, 1635, terminating a three-month con- nectior wuld not be taken to indicate any lack of ability to manage a team. That was mainly a personal dispute wi Judge Emil Fuchs, president of the club At the time Ruth said he was not thr h with baseball. That he has landed with the Dodge shows it. His career as a great player over, he may be {launched on a new r. At least, the boys in the bleachers wiil cheer nim on. “No Free Speech Issue” (New York Times) he lines of Mayor Hague's defense of his course in Jersey City are clear. Free speech? Certainly. But not for “Communists.” Communists have no righ |that any one is bound to respect. What a Com- {munist? That’s easy; any one who ociates with {other Communists, A Communist is any official of the CIO (except John L. Lewis himself); a Commun- |ist is Norman Thomas, the Socialist; a Communist is IMorris Ernst, Roger Baldwin, Congressman Bernard, the Farmer-Laborite from Minnesota, Jerry O’Connell, the Democratic Congressman from Montana. A Com- munist, in short is any one that Mayor Hague is determined not to permit to talk in Jersey City. will not permit such people to speak for two reasons: , because they are Communists (see above), 'and ., because they must be rushed out of town to them against an aroused citizenry. And arouses the citizenry against them?——But we need not pursuc this course of reasoning If Mr. Hague's logic were allowed to prevail, there would be just as much free speech in this country as local bosses were inclined to permit, and no more who He ! further. | A. Not unless the elderly woman offers her hand first. DAILY LESSONS | | INENGLISH | ’ By W. L. Gordon | | Words Often Misused: Do not say “Over and above his debts, he has |other troubles.” Say, “In addition | to his debts.” 1 Often Mispronounced: Pathol, Don't let Hague use the | Pronounce pa-thos, a as in pay. o had been operating the boat on as in of (not as in no), accent first | sylable. | Often Misspelled: Encumktrance | or incumbrance, but not encurak | ance. | Synonyms: | appreciative | Word Study: a word three | imes and”it is yours.” Let us in- | crease our vocabulary by masiering |cne word each day. Today’s word | Pedigree; distinguished ancestry. Of what avail are pedigrees, or to derive one’s blood from a long trair | of lofty ancestors -Juvenal D Grateful, thankful £ - port he did | || LOOK and LEARN | I By A. C. Gordon ES SN . 1. Who was Clara Barton? 2. Is the “knot” a unit of dis- tance or of speed? 3. What three flowers appear to be growing on one stalk in the Brit- | ish coat of arms? | 4. What proportion of the aver-| age man’s body is his brain? 5. In what state were 10 of the| 56 signers of the Declaration of In- dependence born? ANSWERS 1. Founder of the American Re Cross, (1821-1812). 2. It is a unit of speed, being | | equivalent to one nautical mile an| | hour. | 3. The rose, thistle, and sham- rock, which are emblematic of Eng- | land, Scotland, and Ireland, respec- tively. 4. One thirty-fifth 5. Massachusetts. > Canada contains more lakes and inland waters than any other coun- try in the world. birthday anniversary, to the follow- | | | L2 {and Eugene. The Prince of Wales L =4 % | | . ' 20 Years Ago || Horoscope 1irecto | 0 || “The stars incline e b | but do not compel” — A g DRS. KASER & FREEBURGER JULY 5, 1918 | . 1934 | DENTISTS U o { WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 8 Blothgren Building The Fourth of July passed quietly| Benefic aspects dominate today, PHONE 56 and enjoyably in Juneau with very|according to astrology. Under this| Hours 3 a.m. to 9 p.m. [fine weather. Many visitors from |planetary government there should nearby mines, camps and fisheries|be an access of ambition and en-;;,_ 4 were in the city. Children’s -races|ergy. Z were the principal events of znq It is an auspicious day for fin-| day. The peanut race for boys was ancial negotiations and for those ! won by Leonard Holmquist, Jacob|who seek loans. Banks will be mure] Britt and Everett Nowell. The three- | inclined toward cooperation with! legged race was won by Nowell and | business under this sway. Den- Britt, Holmquist and White, Merchants should have the cour- nis and John McLoughlin. age to expand business and to iri-| | tiate new enterprises. Great pro- Prof. J. Sump, musician of Ju- fits are forecast for certain dealers neau, had left for the south on the|in heavy goods. i Felanch | Portents warning of a trend toward secrecy, indirection and even Miss Helmi Aalto, of Douglas, whn‘dr(-vpuon are numerous this monih. had been teaching a term of school|It Will be well to be on guard in at Afognak, was expected home for Making investments. | her vacation. Miss Aalto was to| Women come under stimulating 2 influences which will encourage ted ch in Douglas the coming term. 4 | them to push business and political Philip R. Bradley was appointed| interests. Food Administrator to succeed the _GO&%’ID will be prevalent and pub- late Royal A. Gunnison. Mr. Brad-| C men will be severely criticized. ley was General Superintendent of There will be numerous libel suits. | the Alaska Juneau mine and con- Words should be used with caution. sulting engineer for the Treadwell| Africa comes under sinister pian- properties. etary influences which foreshadow bitter international controversies Sitka had the biggest celebration that may cause bloodshed and na- for the Fourth of July ever in its|'iVe uprisings. ¥ history. Over $400 had been raised| Fersons whose birthdate it is have for the fund of the Red Cross. the augury of a year of fairly zocd PAUES, fortune. The Auk Bay Salmon Canning Children born on this day prob- Company at Auk Bay had been put ably will be exceedingly determined e mail route of the Juneau- 1t character and strong in int2l- Skagwi run of the Estebeth. It lectual achievements. Subjects of was to be called upon once a month. this sign may have a keen sense of duty toward their fellow men, Mr. and Mrs. . W. Hawkesworth, Joshua Barney, U. S. Naval offj- | of Cer, wa Mrs. Elsie N. M. Coldwell, sister born on this day 1759.| L. E. Noble; Miss Vivian Studing Olh‘vrs whu_lmvp celebrated it as and Capt. and Mrs. Hull left for @ birthday include Roger W. Bab- the south on the 'Prince of Wales SOM stgtnletvxzxxl. 1875; 'Ju)m Huss as the guests of Mr. Noble, who Bohemian reformer, 1373. (Copyright, 1938) .- MRS. VOLLERT LEAVING run for three Mrs. Hawkesworth Seattle, Portland the Sitka-Juneau Mr. and to visit in years. | were Yo Mrs. E. F. Vollert, wite of Dr. Vollert of the Government Hospi- & tal, will leave Friday for San Fran-| The Seattle Athletic Club, or-| Cisco where she will visit with her . oyeEs 08 Ve Ades Raa mother, returning with her daugh- anged its name to the Army and ter, Virginia Ann, who has been v Club and was to be used by StaVing with her grandmother. officers in the service., i ST dt ALASKA WILD FLOWERS BREHM LEAVING U 1y FOR FAIRBANKS By Judge James Wickersham. | Butler-Mauro Drug Co. Jack Brehm | who has been was to be sold at Seattle. adv, (R SR S G S “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. popular meat-cutter relieving Bill Reck |at the Pay'n Takit Meat Depart- | ment, and who was formerly mana- of the Sanitary Meat Com- Sitka market, is to leave here ger y. Mr. Brehm will go to Valdez by { —we s | | steamer, then over the Richardson H——— RN 1 Ra | Highway to Fairbanks, where he 7 compieted arrangements by | BODDING TRANSFER | radic to join the staff of the MARINE PHONE Waechter Bros. meat market. BUILDING 707 e e R | Rock—Coal Hauling Stove—Fuel Oil Delivery Honey gathered from the flowers| | of some kinds of African Euphorbia is poisonous. GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Monthly Rates [ E. 0. DAVIS If It’s Paint We iiave It! | IDEAL PAINT SHOP | TELEPHONE 212 | FRED W. WENDT i Phone 4753 4¢L i PHONE 549 - | Sanitary Meat Co. FOR QUALITY MEATS AND POULTRY FREE DELIVERY Call Phones: 13 and 49 KRAFFT'S MANUFACTURING and BUILDING COMPANY, Inc. Glass, Moulding and Plyboard The Charles W. Carter PHONE 62 ZORIC | SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 | ALASKA LAUNDRY Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 TOP NOTCH CAFE SERVES SOFT ICE CREAM NEW ALASKAN —i | ? 315 : | HOTEL i BamEACTION o } J Jones-Stevens Shop i B i <o S LADIES'—MISSES’ {%\ :% Phone 369 —photographer | | Old 1st. Natl. Bank Bldg. g The B. M. Behrends g | Bank Lot | T Juneau, Alaska ’ . ‘ / Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars COMMERCIAL ‘ and SAVINGS PERCY’S CAFE Ice Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy COFFEE SHOP Percy. Reynolds, Manager — Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association Accounts Insured Up to $5,000 P. O. Box 27118——FPhone 3 OFFICE—119 Seward St. Juneau, Alasks Dr. Charles P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9, Valentine Bldg. TELEPHONE 176 PROFESSIONAL FRATERNAL SOCIETIES GASTINEAU CHANNEL B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Visiting brothers welcome. C. H. Mac- SPADDEN, Exalted Rul- er; M. H. €IDES, Sec- retary. MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 141 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Tempie begihning at 7:30 p.m. DANIEL ROSS, Wor- shipful ' Master; JAMES W. LEI- VERS, Becretary. b Dr. Richar¢ Williams DENTIST OFFICE AND RESIDENCE GOLDSTEIN BUILDING Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless P> ysician Office hours; 1v-12, 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONF: 667 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTISY' Hours 9 am. to 6 pm SEWARD BUILDING Cffice Phone 469 DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH | Consultation and examination | free. Hours i0 to 12;'1 to 5; 7 to 9:30 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex { | | Soutlr Franklin St. Phone 177 | Robert Sirapson, Opt.D. | Guy Smith REBEKAHS Perseverance Lodge No. 2-A meets every sécond and fourth Wednes- day, I.OO.F. Hall. BETTY Mec- CORMICK, Noble Grand; RUTH BLAKE, Secretary. e DRUGS PUROLA REMEDIES PRESCRIPTIONS CARE- FULLY COMPOUNDED Next Coliseum PHONE %i--Free Delivery D e SIS § Front Street [ . “Tomorrow's Styles Today” | Flyrmens |{Juneau’s Own Store | Graduate Los Angeles College: | | et | of Optometry and | -8 | Opthalmology o " } Glasces Fitted Lenses Ground | | The Rexull Siore i - e your s g | A6 & Reliable | WHEN IN A HURRY | pharmacists | CALL COLE FOR OIL compound | 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any | prescrip- | amount . . . QUICK! | tions. COLE TRANSFER | [[ Phone 3441 or Night 534 | Butler-Mauro Drug Co. | Have Y)ur Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Office Ludwig Nelson’s Jewelry Shop Phone Green 331 H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” Home of Hart Schaftner and Marx Clothing 1 FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN S. FRANKLIN STREET ——& o ON THE MEZZANINE HOTEL JUNEAU BEAUTY SHOP LYLAH WILSON JUNEAU i MELODY HOUSE Music and Electric Appliances (Next Gastineau Hotel) Mrs. Pigg Phone 65 Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 122 W. Second Try the Empire classifieds for results, Contoure Telephone X-Er-V: 538 e —| [} - “NEW AND DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR” | DEVLIN’S i Paris Fashion Shoes . 2 GASTINEAU MOTOR SERVICE PHONE 727 GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING Gas—Oil—Storage — J. B. WARRACK Engineers—Contractors JUNEAU [ A TR R COME IN and SEE the NEW | STROMBERG-CARLSON | RADIOS J. B. Burford & Co. “Our door step is worn by Satisfied Customers” I [ Mt SPECIALIZING In French GASTINEAU CAFE iy Lode and placer location motices for sale at The Empire Office. Empire classifieds pay. COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS : SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES The First National Bank JUNEAU @ CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$100.000 [ AND SAVINGS 2% Paid on Savings Accounts